Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2025

Nordic-Baltic Young Audience Film

Expired November 3, 2025 10:45 PM
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First flight. No parents. Total panic. A terrified boy just wants to survive takeoff, but the plane—and its deranged passengers—have other plans. One guy treats turbulence like a free massage, another is way too at peace with crashing, and sanity is nowhere to be found. As the plane bucks and twists, so does reality—faces stretch, limbs flail, and gravity calls it quits. Trapped at 30,000 feet in an airborne freak show, the boy must hold on for dear life… or completely lose it.


Magnus Igland Møller

Magnus Igland Møller is a Danish animator, director, and art director who co-founded Tumblehead Animation Studio in 2011 alongside Peter Smith. A graduate of The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark, Magnus has been instrumental in shaping Tumblehead's distinctive visual style, which blends elements of mid-century UPA cartoons with contemporary 3D design concepts. His roles at the studio encompass directing, art direction, and visual development.

Magnus has co-directed several acclaimed short films, including Rob 'n' Ron (2013), Tales from the Multiverse (2020), and The Swineherd (2024), the latter earning an Annie Award nomination for Best Short Subject. His work is characterized by a commitment to storytelling and a passion for pushing the boundaries of animation.

Christopher Rutledge

Christopher Rutledge is a CG artist and animator based in Los Angeles who likes to make floppy characters. He loves all things 3d, slightly ugly, and grotesquely detailed but still charming. He is a specialist in the 3D software "Houdini," which enables him to playfully and procedurally create realistically simulated and rendered characters with satisfying and unsettling movements, among other things. Chris is always interested in exploring new techniques, tools, and helping others learn 3D and animation, and collaborating, in addition to creating his own films that have screened at Sundance, Annecy, Ottawa, Pictoplasma, and others. He co-runs the creative production studio Grin Machine alongside Cole Kush and Dan Streit where he has created work for TV, advertising, and music videos, and has collaborated with many others including YONK, Takeshi Murata, BRHTR, MSCHF, Cuco, Nike, Apple.

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    03:52
  • Country
    Denmark, United States
  • Director
    Christopher Rutledge, Magnus Igland Møller
  • Producer
    Peter Smith
  • Animator
    Christopher Rutledge & Magnus Igland Møller
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